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Janiva Magness: The Devil is an Angel Too
by Chris M. Slawecki
Just one listen to The Devil is an Angel Too, Janiva Magness' ninth album and second for Chicago's venerated blues label Alligator, immediately reveals why she's the Blues Music Awards' reigning “Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year" and “B.B. King Entertainer of the Year" (only the second female to cop the “Entertainer" honor--Koko Taylor was ...
Clutchy Hopkins: The Story Teller
by Chris M. Slawecki
Clutchy Hopkins is one of the most inscrutable musical characters you'll ever meet, if you could meet him. No one seems to know who he is, including and especially his record label, or even if Clutchy Hopkins is a singular him or a collective them. Complicating the matter, The Story Teller has vocals but not one ...
Sergio Mendes Comes to the Hollywood Bowl
SERGIO MENDES COMES TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL | MORCHEEBA OPENS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 30 AND 31, 2010, AT 8:30 PM July 30 Media Sponsors: Hollywood & Highland Center, Univision/TeleFutura July 31 Media Sponsor: Univision/TeleFutura Brazilian pop maestro Sergio Mendes comes to the Hollywood Bowl for two nights, Friday and Saturday, July 30 ...
Tomisheep: Rhodes Trip
by Chris M. Slawecki
Tamas Barany studied for eight years at the Bela Bartok Music Academy in his native Hungary and in 2004 was appointed a Knight in the Order of Saint George (Eastern Europe's oldest chivalric order, established in 1326), an appointment he accepted as a pianist, accompanied by an oath to protect the origins of traditional Hungarian music.
Carmen Souza: Protegid
by Chris M. Slawecki
One often hears the expression, “It's all over the map." But it's rarely used been more truthfully or appropriately than when applied to Protegid, the third album by vocalist Carmen Souza, born in Lisbon, of Cape Verdean descent, and now residing in London. Singing in a colorful, eclectic Portuguese-based Creole, Souza illuminates, stretches, and snaps back ...
Sing it Out to Swing it Out!
by Chris M. Slawecki
Through samples and loops, vocalese accompaniment within a chorus, harmony behind a verse, or a featured vocalist singing standard verses and choruses, the human voice brings a warm commonality to music from almost every space and time, including these six new and recent releases. Joe Cuba A Man & His Music--El Alcalde ...
Raul Malo in Philly July 31 Previewing Forthcoming CD
Raul Malo to Perform Saturday, July 31 at the Sellersville Theater to Preview Upcoming CD Self-produced in his home studio, Sinners & Saints is the most intimate, honest and complex album Raul Malo has made in an already distinguished career. One hears in it a lifetime's journey, from the singer-songwriter's youth in Cuban neighborhoods of Miami ...
Pianist/Vocalist Marcia Ball to Perform in New Hope
Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball, touring in support of her Grammy-nominated CD, Peace, Love & BBQ, will perform in New Hope on Thursday, August 12, 2010. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans all over the world. Her music mixes equal parts ...
I Grade Returns with Toussaint's Roots Reggae Album
I Grade Records is pleased to introduce Black Gold, the debut solo album by Toussaint. Most well known as the former lead singer of the Stax Records and Blue Note recording group Soulive, Toussaint is poised to bring forth his unforgettable blend of soul and roots to the world. Black Gold embodies a unique combination of ...
Josh Milan of Blaze in the City of Brotherly Love
Philadelphia, PA: Internationally known musician/producer/songwriter Josh Milan, formerly of the popular 90's music group Blaze, will debut his new music and new record label in Philadelphia at Sound of Market--15 South 11th St, 2nd Floor--from 2:00 to 5:00pm. Josh will host Sound of Market's radio program, DJ sign autographs and introduce his artist ChinahBlac. Milan's label, ...
